James Neequaye Kotey

 5 ways teachers can support students with autism Today we are going to talk about autism and how teachers can support pupils with this condition. I love students with autism, there are natural an art of us. Autism is a disorder, which refers the range of conditions which is characterized by challenges with repetitive behaviors and speech. Autism is different forms which has its own combinations attached to it with the environmental side. The signs of autism seem to appear from the ages of 2 to 3 years, where it can also be diagnosed at an early age. Is very important for parents to seek early medical intervention to know what is wrong with their kids. Basic Things about Autism Disease center for control and prevention has estimated that autism has reached a reached a point where 1 in 59 kids in the US have autism. Over 50000 kids with autism tend to lose service associated with the school based system. Kids with autism tend to also remain nonverbal, they tend not talk. One way or the other a disability may have an intellectual disability or other. There are always medical issues accompanying with autism, either they have seizures, attention deficit or phobias. These are all disorders which come with it. It was recorded in 2013 that the American Psychiatric Association has diagnosed into one group and these are autistic, childhood, Asperger and pervasive development disorder. For the teachers am going to give you steps and guidelines that will hel you assist with the students with autism. And these ways are: 1. The need to get help If you have at least 10 or 20 kids to look after, every child needs your guidance, so you need to have time for each child. Because the others will be distressed and need of help also. So in this what you can do is to make available a aide that will sit with the child in case any of them distractive. 2. Ask the mother of the kid’s questions Is important to know the mother of the children mother and get to know the condition of the child you are working with, since every child comes with different types of autism and disorders. As a teacher when you get to know the child well, you will certainly know how to guide the child appropriately. 3. Get to know their behavioral pattern Is important for you as a teacher to know when they are going to overload such reaching the point of a meltdown , so you should be able to monitor all of them their behaviors at same time whiles teaching , so that you will know immediately when someone is going into a meltdown . When you notice that, since there is aide he or she can keep that articular child company and make him or her feel safe in the environment. 4. Get to know the kids strength You need to be able as a teacher get know what this child is good at, and what also the other child good is at. Find out their strength; get to know what and what they can do. Every child has a special skill. 5. Get to know how the kids learn Mostly kids with autism tend to learn visually, they do not learn like the way other students without disorder learn, theirs is different, you need to know they are special. . https://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism